Clean Harbors Inc., a Norwell, Massachusetts-based provider of environmental and industrial services, has appointed Alison Quirk and Shelley Stewart Jr. to its board of directors. The additions are effective immediately.
According to a news release from Clean Harbors, Quirk is the former executive vice president, chief human resources and citizenship officer at State Street Corp. Stewart leads Bottom Line Advisory LLC as managing partner and is a former chief procurement officer at DuPont and at Tyco International.
“We are thrilled to attract such strong corporate governance leaders to our board,” says Alan S. McKim, chairmain, president and CEO.
McKim says Quirk brings board-level experience advising corporate strategy, mergers and acquisitions and company growth objectives. Her background as a senior human resource executive aligns with the company’s initiatives in recruiting, retention, diversity and inclusion and employee engagement.
Stewart brings expertise in logistics, supply chain management and operational improvement. The company says his strategic insights, combined with his chemical industry background, will be an asset to Clean Harbors as we continue to execute its growth strategy.
The appointments expand the Clean Harbors board to 12 members, 11 of whom are independent. Quirk and Stewart were appointed as Class I directors whose terms will expire at Clean Harbors’ 2023 annual shareholders meeting. Quirk will serve on the compensation committee and Stewart will serve on the environmental, health and safety committee.
Clean Harbors says Quirk retired from State Street in 2017, where she worked for 15 years, the last seven as a member of the company’s senior-most strategy and policymaking group. As chief human resources and citizenship officer, she was responsible for all aspects of human resources and corporate citizenship, leading a global team of more than 500 people. Before State Street, Quirk spent two decades in HR and business planning roles at FleetBoston Financial, Liberty Financial Cos. and Boston Financial Data Services Inc.
Quirk is a member of the compliance committee of Wynn Resorts, responsible for ensuring compliance with federal, state, local and gaming laws. She is an adviser for King Boston, a not-for-profit organization focused on equity and economic justice. She previously served on the Legg Mason board of directors as a member of the finance committee, and the nominating and governance committee and the chairperson of the compensation committee. She served on a special committee of the board that oversaw the sale of Legg Mason. She holds a bachelor’s degree in communications from the University of New Hampshire.
The company says Stewart retired in 2018 after six years as the chief procurement officer at DuPont, overseeing procurement, global sourcing and logistics, and real estate and facility services. Before joining DuPont in 2012, he spent nearly a decade at Tyco International, where he was senior vice president of operational excellence and chief procurement officer and oversaw multiple lean six sigma initiatives. Previously, he held senior executive supply chain positions at Raytheon and Invensys PLC. He also spent 19 years at United Technologies Corp., where he held numerous positions around global sourcing.
Stewart currently serves on the boards of Otis Worldwide and Kontoor Brands, where he sits on their nominating and governance, and audit committees. He also serves on the board of trustees of Howard University and the board of governors for the University of New Haven. He previously spent several years on the board of directors for the Institute for Supply Management. He holds a bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in criminal justice from Northeastern University and received his MBA from the University of New Haven.